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Today I decided enough was enough with what is going on regarding my lab results, etc. I got in touch with the doctor to still have no answers. I am close to starting all over and getting a new doc, although I don’t believe it is this guy’s fault. My lab work is over at Harvard and that is why he has been dealing with them because I guess they are [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 02:08:45

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See you in Madison ~

This week has been a flurry of work mixed with excitement as I prepare for the Madison Knitters Guild show this coming weekend ... what’s going on ahead of time : I’m going to be bringing a load of yarn with me - some more than ... installment) 2-ply Cashmere lace weight Aran Cashmere Bulky Cashmere Now, how’s that for a load [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 23:27:52

Pammy Gets Boob Out On The Catwalk

Pamela Anderson , why do we love you so? Well, there’s so many reasons. First, you’re in your forties but still dressing like a slutty 17 year old. Then there’s the Pammy “look,” which you haven’t changed in decades (seriously, are those eyebrows tattooed on?). There’s also the fact you talk a load of rubbish and declare yourself to be “art.” [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 12:36:44

Lowered Expectations Reviews

I honestly thought these games were going to be good. But to my surprise they each had flaws that prevented me from finishing some. I however felt like I got a good idea of how bad these games are so I decided to give them number reviews to warn my future self. HAWX had a great demo but somehow missed the mark with the full product [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 01:23:07

Visitors

1. I was a bit nervous about this week, to be honest. But - as with so many things which we anticipate with a little dread, it turns out that I need not have worried. Its fine. As you know, I have had an Unrequited Crush for some time. You may not know, however, that he is currently visiting Sydney and staying in my flat [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 02:37:15

Emergency Briefing Transcript

America’s Second Great Depression has arrived; and a great bear market is here. I prayed this day would never come as often as I predicted it. But now that it’s here, I have a new prayer: That you will boldly defend your assets before the next big decline; build your wealth during the decline; [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 12:30:06

Emergency Briefing Transcript

America’s Second Great Depression has arrived; and a great bear market is here. I prayed this day would never come as often as I predicted it. But now that it’s here, I have a new prayer: That you will boldly defend your assets before the next big decline; build your wealth during the decline; [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 12:30:03

Hands on review of TetherBerry (plus free license giveaway!)

Thanks to the folks at TetherBerry, we have been putting its latest software solution for BlackBerry tethering through the paces over the past ... . Hardware and Carrier Information Before we begin with the software, let’s take a look ... . The software consists of two components: a desktop application and a mobile application — both [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 03:10:45

E diziam vocês que eu era pessimista…

“Countries are so deep in debt, they risk drowning in red ink” de Kenneth Rogoff No one yet has any real idea about when the global financial crisis will end, but one thing is certain: Government budget deficits are headed into the stratosphere. In the coming years, investors will need to be persuaded to hold mountains of new debt [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 17:07:02

The Reader’s Point of View: The Irritating Side of Blogs

I’m not writing this post as a blogger but as a reader. And as a reader, I’d like to share some thoughts about the most irritating aspects of many blogs. 1. It’s full of clutter. Ahoy, an about-page ahead! Dodge the “get my free e-book”-link and return fire on the recent comments-list. We’re almost there after we flank all those ads [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 23:07:46

Loaded words (3)

Public affairs programmes on television are great fun for the connoisseur of loaded words. There is an unfortunate conflict of interests ... in spotting the loaded words at a slightly more insidious level. Which side has ‘terrorists’ ... ? When you are in the situation of trying to persuade people, you will find loaded words most useful [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 01:00:27

Hands on review of TetherBerry (plus free license giveaway!)

  Thanks to the folks at TetherBerry, we have been putting its latest software solution for BlackBerry tethering through the paces over the past week or so in preparation for today’s official launch. For those unfamiliar with the product, TetherBerry allows you to use your BlackBerry to access the Internet from your computer anywhere you [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 17:45:55

Solution lies in gas supply

Unless the government improves gas supply to the existing and emerging power plants, load-shedding scenario will turn worse throughout this year, ... sources say. The total gas shortfall in the power sector will be 340 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) this year. If this gas could be ensured, the Power Development Board (PDB) would be able to ... [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 20:41:09

Review: Asus Eee PC 1000HE

The good Great keyboard Hybrid storage offers the best of both worlds The bad Noisier than most netbooks Multi-touch trackpad isn't all ... management modes, and load Skype. The resolution changing button cycles between 800x600, the native ... switcher or three fingers up to load Windows Explorer, zooming by pinching and expanding, and [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 02:51:01

10 reasons why GNOME is better than KDE

A new battle is playing out in the Linux desktop arena.  See why Jack Wallen believes that today’s GNOME has pulled ahead of today’s KDE in terms of design, stability, and usability. It seems like only yesterday that I was reading thread after thread of “emacs vs. vi” flame wars. Those were the good old days [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 15:58:32

Egypt: Mostafa Hussein shreds the Honor Legacy

Honor, honor crimes, female genital mutilation (FGM), and virginity are deeply rooted concepts in the Egyptian culture. Call them heritage, legacy, or traditions , Mostafa Hussein brilliantly feeds them into the shredder. The headline of his post says it all: Men are never sure who is the real father of their offspring [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 16:30:24

Framing The Collapsonomics Practice

There is a summary of this post here. Most of the people working on collapse scenarios are working from the current state and trying to maintain essential services at about the current level. On noting that this is impossible, in most cases a sort of Mad Max / Former Soviet Union model takes over [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 22:49:44

LoadImpact.com - Can Your Site Handle The Stress?

What it does Suppose you are launching a site you have put a lot of faith into ... be amended before the damage is done. In essence, Load Impact will let you test your online load ... . From a technical standpoint, this application creates a simulated load and measures how fast your system serves [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 15:57:00

if we hold on together

… coming soon …2 gold plated birds hold a smooth amazonite teardrop in their beaks. Flying together side by side, they gingerly carry their precious load across the oceans. Necklace measures approximately 16 inches. Closes with a lobster clasp.Limited Edition. (Not yet in store [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 02:34:33

Mercedes-Benz E-Class full of storage solutions

Image by Yo Ghurt via Flickr Storing luggage is none chore for motorists looking to buy the Mercedes-Benz E-Class ... in the stowage nets in succession the load section lateral panelling. One potentially beneficial addition is the inclusion of the EASY-PACK load compartment box, which can be attached under [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 02:25:06

Citrix and High-Demand Graphics (pwned)

If you’re familiar with Citrix from an administrative perspective, then publishing apps to the outside world is nothing new to you.   Whether it’s for a Systems Administrator at EMCWorld in Las Vegas or a C-level executive on holiday in Italy, Citrix Metaframe is a widely-used tool (and for good reason) [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 01:44:42

Pacifying Piniella - Cubs 9 Royals 1

Game Fourteen - Cubs 9 Royals 1 WP - Chad Gaudin (2-0) LP - Brian Bannister (0-1) Save - None The message Sweet Lou sent through the media about the offense needing to step it up was apparently heard loud and clear. The Cubs ended the six-game losing streak with a lot of offense and very good pitching [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 01:30:02

Building of the 2009 Shmooball Cannon

First a little background... For those of you that are no familiar with the conference, Shmoocon (hosted by the fine folks at the Shmoo group, an independent security "think tank") is a small hacker/sercurity conference on the Washington, DC, typically some time during the month of February. This past February was no exception [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 01:58:59

Do We Really Need to Optimize Our Sites for Mobile Phones?

If you have a website or blog, you probably already heard about the importance of optimizing it for mobile phones, ... websites with those devices without needing to load a special version of the site. The software ... will be able to load websites just like your desktop computer does today. If that is the case, webmasters [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 17:52:40

My history as told through laundry rooms

All the talk of washing machines has reminded me of this piece I wrote a few years ago when I was conducting the Lord, Please Meet Me in the Laundry Room contest: My history as told through laundry rooms I love the laundry room pictures! I think of them while I do my own laundry these days - now down to only 6 kids, [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 17:14:56

How Many Trucks Can Hit The Same Overpass Before Anyone Notices? [LOLCars]

We've all seen trucks run into overpasses before, but none in the same place, multiple times. We count 8 trucks in total getting a military-style flat top attempting to make their way under this overpass. Doesn't anyone pay attention to their load height anymore? Thankfully, for purposes [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 18:00:00

Mothers They Just Know It All

Mothers They Just Know It All March 10th, 2009                         I take joy in all things, especially in my children. Well today I try practice calmness, fairness, and total openness with my children, and with every passing day of course there is a new challenge to make my job well, interesting [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 02:43:20

iHunter Consolidates Your Inboxes [Downloads]

Windows only: If you're looking for a desktop client to handle multiple message services like email, RSS, and more, iHunter provides a simple unified interface. If you're tired of having tons of clients open for different services, iHunter lets you cut down on the CPU load and taskbar clutter by streaming [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 17:00:00

As Deadline Looms, Hearst Mulls Online-Only P-I

Several outlets are reporting that Hearst has contacted a handful of journalists at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer to make “provisional offers” of ... “increased his health insurance cost, cut his salary by an unspecified amount, offered to match [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 13:34:31

About Social Bookmarking In These Days

In the age of Web 2.0, people are no longer looking to a single source for recommendations for information and entertainment on the ‘Net ... . And we are increasingly time-poor as content consumers. In the milliseconds after you load a page of listings, it’ [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 02:45:11

Optimizing Your Hard Drive

You’ve probably heard of this term once or twice, but if you are not sure how to go about it or more importantly what it does than you this article is for you. First of all let’s get into the problems that most people encounter with their hard drives [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 01:13:24

Meghan McCain and the ‘New’ GOP

Looking past the obvious bad blood between the McCain-Coulter entourages, Meghan McCain has penned a humorous and relevant editorial in The Daily Beast .  I believe this is a must-read for those interested in a ‘lessons-learned’ for Republicans. What is becoming increasingly obvious to Ms [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 23:27:43

Gravatar control for Silverlight and WPF - source and control binaries

While adding Gravatar support to my blog comments yesterday, I realized that it is a nice candidate for a simple control or a Uri-to-image value converter for Silverlight, and also WPF. In fact, any application with a user’s e-mail address, or a contact list, could benefit greatly by this functionality [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 01:11:18

Be Amazing … the Movie!

Longtime readers may recall a number of other films I’ve created for mental_floss , including Famous Last Words and Attack of the Parasites! ... and Be Amazing! (Or, click here to watch it in full HD!) (It may take a minute to load … it’s high [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 14:00:49

NO MORE BIRTHDAY!

Waaaaa. First I get a pile of porn in my mailbox (wait, that's not so bad…except that none of it matched my particular interests) ... -meaning admirer has commissioned a dump truck to drop off a load of squid poop in my yard, or something [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 17:08:04

Another Scraponline..

Yay.. as I missed last weeks Scrap Online with TIETS .. I was determent to make it this week.. As usual it was a load of fun and I’m thrilled with the result.. The image I have used is another preview of the upcoming SUGAR NELLIE beauties by Elizabeth Bell.. just adorable [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 20:52:26

11 Tips to Reduce Server Load and Save Bandwidth

In a continuous growing environment, it is important that server plays it’s responsible role as required ... you can control. In this article, we present Best Tips to Reduce Server Load and Save Bandwidth ... . Also as a personal recommendation, If you’re looking for some mainstream tips for Reducing Server Load [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 18:56:00

How Spice Came to Be

by Dabney Matthias Prince Henry the Navigator, of Portugal, established his naval college at Sagres in 1418, attracting the leading navigators, ... wholesome. One could load 50 caravels a year with it in Hispaniola.’ This, of course, refers to chillies [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 02:58:22

Top 10 Instant Sound Effect Sites

Collected by Jason Clarke Instant Rimshot The classic, and likely original site in the genre. Load this site up before you tell a joke, and hit the button to punctuate your punch line. Sad Trombone Created in response to Instant Rimshot, sad trombone is useful when delivering bad [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 18:02:50

Sleepy Hollow Via Download

by Erik King In the past you had to go to a store if you wanted to rent or buy a movie. As technologies have advanced, downloading dvds from off movie download sites is becoming very common. You will find just about any movie you want with a good movie download site, below is a small sample [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 00:37:02

Secondary Sources: Stimulus, Nationalization, Debt, Regulation

A roundup of economic news from around the Web. Stimulus Multipliers: Via Greg Mankiw ’s blog comes a new paper by John F. Cogan , Tobias Cwik , John B. Taylor and Volker Wieland on stimulus multipliers, which aim to gauge how effective fiscal policy will be on the economy [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 14:57:57

Hands on review of TetherBerry (plus free license giveaway!)

March 10th, 2009 | by admin | pay per click Thanks to the folks at TetherBerry, we have been putting its latest software solution for BlackBerry tethering through the paces over the past week or so in preparation for today’s official launch. For those unfamiliar with the product, [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 02:48:46

CNN Coverage of Emmonak in Crisis

CNN has aired the following piece, including great video from Dennis Zaki ... in that last part….about Governor Palin “making good on a pledge” and bringing a plane load of food ... is still needed, and how one plane load of food and a little preachin’ does not a crisis solve [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 21:04:56

Upside Down Earthquakes

No, this isn't news about some new geological process. It's about a way of visualizing earthquakes in three dimensions (actually four dimensions) ... , so you have to use the time slider to see it properly. Load the file here . IMPORTANT: You need [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 13:34:20

Wal-Mart Humor

It made me smile...From email:Yesterday, I was at my local Wal-Mart buying a large bag of Purina dog chow for my loyal pet, Biscuit, the Wonder Dog, ... her that it was essentially a perfect diet and that the way that it works is to load your pants pocket s with Purina [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 01:46:00

Hey Buddy, Need a Lift?

So, ya’ll know I’m of the philosophy that I don’t care WHAT you ride, as long as you ride, right? I’m not a bike snob. Far from it ... CAN be polite. Anyway, I drop him off at his house and he says he’s gonna load up his pump [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 01:19:50

Zimbabwe is - mostly - offline. Opposition - mostly - online.

Reports from friends in Zimbabwe suggest that the country is now largely disconnected from the internet. Utande Internet Service has a useful update dated March 5, 2009 - I reproduce it here in full so you don’t have to visit their site and further stress their servers: [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 16:38:08

Fund the Runway: Friends and Family

So far, we’ve talked about three way of funding your small business : debt financing , credit cards, and bootstrapping ... just might bring a hefty load of coal.   You need to recognize the serious nature of these kinds [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 02:17:26

DIY Decks | Don’t Be A Failure

Deck Failures According to NADRA (North American Deck and Railing Association) ... . Common Deck Mistakes Building decks has become a very popular DIY project for homeowners trying to save some money while sprucing up their backyards. Building safe decks doesn’ [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 01:19:18

PPC Advertising: How to Make your Business "click"

Chaiwoot Phrombutr asked: PPC stands for Pay Per Click - a popular advertising technique on the Internet. Found on websites, advertising networks, and especially on search engines, PPC advertising involves sponsored links that are typically in the form of text ads [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 02:58:13

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